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The wars & local soldiers, 1946

1,339 stories in Riverina's papers · page 17 of 67

Soldier Killed Near Hay

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 12 March 1946 · page 1

While a truck containing military personnel was returning to Hay from Victoria on Saturday night it struck a Culvert near Booroorban…

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Aboriginal Soldiers and Japan

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 13 March 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday: The E.S.I.L. intends to take up the case of two aboriginal soldiers who were rejected for service with the…

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Welcome Home at Tumblong Returned Soldiers Entertained

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 14 March 1946 · page 1

The two returned soldier sons of Mr and Mrs W. J. Luff of "Willowvale," Tumblong, Cpl. Bill and Sergt. Albert, both of the AIF, were…

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Land for Returned Soldiers Graziers' Demands

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 14 March 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Representatives of the State's biggest landholders, who are delegates to the annual conference of the New South…

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Discharged Men May Wear Uniforms On Anzac Day

Daily Advertiser · Friday 15 March 1946 · page 2

CANBERRA, Thursday: Ex-Servicemen taking part in processions on Anzac Day will be permitted to wear approved A.M.F. pattern…

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Defence and War Medal Qualifications

Daily Advertiser · Friday 15 March 1946 · page 2

CANBERRA, Thursday: Conditions governing awards of campaign stare and war medals, which have been the subject of…

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"War" Spending at Still Higher Rate

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 15 March 1946 · page 3

Commonwealth revenue and expenditure figures for the first eight months of 1945-46, just issued, reveal that war expenditure is still running…

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"Aim Is War Against Russia" Stalin Replies to Churchill

Daily Advertiser · Friday 15 March 1946 · page 1

MOSCOW, Thursday (A.A.P.): "Mr. Churchill's speech at Fulton last week was dangerous, and calculated to sow discord and hinder collaboration between Britain and the Soviet Union, declared Generalissimo Stalin in an interview with the…

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School of Arts Carnival in Aid of War Memorial

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 15 March 1946 · page 2

The carnival o Saturday night, conducted by the School of Arts Committee in aid of the War Memorial Swimming Pool, was very successful, about £50…

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No Land Yet for Soldiers 30,000 Applications and Inquiries

Daily Advertiser · Friday 15 March 1946 · page 1

CANBERRA, Thursday: No lands have yet been allocated to returned servicemen under soldier settlement agreements, said the Minister for…

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More Progress in Security Loan Support From Banks and Soldiers

Daily Advertiser · Friday 15 March 1946 · page 2

MELBOURNE. Thursday: A further investment to-day of £1,000,000 in the £70,000,000 Security Loan brought the total…

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Marrar Soldier Settlement

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 15 March 1946 · page 2

In the Legislative Assembly, Mr. Doug Dickson, M.L.A., asked the question:— Mr. Dickson, will the minister for…

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Returned Men Welcomed at Galore

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 16 March 1946 · page 6

Residents from many districts were present at the social gathering which was held at Bridge Hall, Galore, recently to extend a…

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Financial Aid to War Brides

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 16 March 1946 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday: Australian husbands will probably have to refund out of their war gratuities and deferred pay, money given by…

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Lovely Jap Radio Star-Waits War Crime Trial

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 16 March 1946 · page 4

Tokio Rose, Japan's star war time propagandists reported to be very beautiful woman She is a full-blooded Japanese…

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Interest Free Loans to War Brides While Awaiting Ship to Australia

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 16 March 1946 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Friday: The Australian Government has decided to grant Interest-free loans to English wives of Australian servicemen, who…

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Wagga Soldiers' Reunion

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 16 March 1946 · page 2

On Sunday last, for the first time in more than four years, three brothers met in Sydney. They were Cpl. Hugh M'Corquodale, Gnr…

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Ex-soldier's Gesture at Griffith

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 16 March 1946 · page 6

A returned soldier, who had been in the Army tor more than five years, called at Griffith District Hospital to pay his 1989 account…

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Grant for Anzac Park

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 18 March 1946 · page 2

Mr W. F. Sheahan, MLA, forwards a copy of the following letter from the Minister for Lands (the Hon J. M. Tully):…

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Discharged Men May Wear Uniforms on Anzac Day

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 18 March 1946 · page 3

Ex-Servicemen taking part in processions on Anzac Day will be permitted to wear approved AMF pattern uniforms, the Minister for the…

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